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Meanings of
stokehole
in English
(Nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired.
fireroom
stokehold
Synonyms
Examples for "
fireroom
"
fireroom
stokehold
Examples for "
fireroom
"
1
So he was humming a rollicking tune when he reached the
fireroom
.
2
I wouldn't have stuck it out in that
fireroom
for one day.
3
And the crew swallowed whisky neat and returned to the
fireroom
.
4
McTee himself, followed by Harrigan and the stokers, went down to the
fireroom
.
5
When I've found one, shall I let him go down to the
fireroom
?
1
After seeing the
stokehold
,
the engines, and the laundry, we visited the kitchens.
2
Last run we couldn't keep the water out of the
stokehold
.
3
An awful racket, of iron things falling, came from the
stokehold
.
4
The explosion wrecked the
stokehold
just forward of amidships: and tore the bottom open.
5
Then we go into the
stokehold
among the mighty boilers.
Usage of
stokehole
in English
1
The after
stokehole
was flooded and water rolled sickeningly in the engine-pits.
2
She closed the front
stokehole
and looked back at his sleeping face.
3
Then, fighting for every foot, the little band retreated to the after
stokehole
.
4
And none of the native crew will go into the
stokehole
,
that's certain.
5
Send some one down into the
stokehole
for Mr. Studdert.
6
The trouble was in the forward
stokehole
.
7
If it had been the
stokehole
,
instead- Ididtry stoking, one day, just to pass the time.
8
None of my men would go into the
stokehole
to work, but they'll bring Mr. Studdert up quick enough.
9
When the water came into the after
stokehole
they carried the Chief into the engine room-thelights were going there.
10
Still another shell went down the funnel, disabling the
stokehole
and making it impossible to keep up a full head of steam.
11
During this time the
stokehole
hatches were open, but the fans were kept running at slow speed to maintain a moderate draught.
12
The explosion wrecked the
stokehole
just forward of amidship and, judging by the speed with which the cruiser sank, tore the bottom open.
13
Overhearing his sister's remark, George added: "Yes, May, and they feel worse after my two hours last night in the
stokehole
of the 'Campania.'"
14
Send us into the hells of your steamship
stokeholes
.
15
"You will feel like a cherub in a
stokehole
,
"
Lord Gatling had said....
16
She already had half a cord of kindling split and arranged by the
stokeholes
,
and a hammock strung between two posts.
Other examples for "stokehole"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
stokehole
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
disable the stokehole
forward stokehole
front stokehole
stokehole hatches
Stokehole
through the time